Fire shapes landscapes and lives, but how do humans shape fire? By measuring wildfire ignition, mitigation, and... more

Fire affects forests above and belowground. Travel along on a multiscale journey from forest-wide influences to molecular-level changes,... more

From whipping winds that fan flames to swirling smoke that obscures visibility, fire weather is a complex phenomenon. In... more

Prescribed fire plays a vital role in creating healthy landscapes that better survive natural and human-caused disturbances, while reducing wildfire... more

Indigenous tribes gained their unique understanding of fire, and the role of fire on the landscape, long before European settlers... more

Fire is a form all of its own, but a simple way to understand fire is as a swarm. A... more

Once spanning nearly 6 million acres in Missouri's Ozarks, the shortleaf pine and oak woodland ecosystem has dwindled to 100,000... more

Cindi West has over 30 years of experience working across private industry, academia, and federal government in a variety of... more

Maggie Hardy is the program manager of the Rocky Mountain Research Station Forest and Woodland Ecosystems Program, a group of... more

Research soil scientist Deb Page-Dumroese’s research interests center around maintaining soil productivity during and after land management activities. As site... more

Research plant pathologist, Jenny Juzwik, conducts studies on diseases of trees that impact forest health and productivity. Her career-long interest... more

Research social scientist, Lindsay Campbell, explores the dynamics of civic stewardship, environmental governance, and sustainability policymaking--with a particular emphasis on... more

Ecologist Sjana Schanning’s fieldwork has taken her from the Rincon Mountains of Arizona, to the the winter woods of Wisconsin,... more

Ecologist Susannah Lerman walks us through her career and life, from falling in love with birds in Israel, to making... more

Ecologist Chelcy Miniat shares watershed moments of her career and life, from a spark of science in sixth grade, to... more

Ecologist Sara Brown takes us through eight chapters of her career and the 10 mentors that made her, from wildland... more

To celebrate the immeasurable impact of women in our nation’s history, and to honor the scientists who have inspired others... more

Beech bark disease has been killing American beech trees in eastern North America since the late 1890s. In northern New... more

The number one way you can stop an insect invasion or pathogen from spreading is by stopping it from ever... more

Dutch elm disease (DED) is one of the most commonly known and destructive tree diseases in the world. The disease... more